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To: Tim Luke who wrote (64192)	10/5/1999 1:06:00 PM
From: Kik	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90042

17 1/2 for cs...not too bad today

To: Tim Luke who wrote (64192)	10/5/1999 1:15:00 PM
From: Ivan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90042

Tim. Again, your health is key here. Mental and physical. Since you went to alot of trouble to weave a tale about why you wouldn't be posting, you should really just consider not posting for a week. Don't even read the thread. Just assume that Kathy can keep things moving in the right direction and take a few weeks off. I mean this sincerly. If I have anything less than nice to ask or say, I will do it in a PM. I am sure Jas can do the same. You spent the last week and a half trying to not post while on "vacation", and even aside from responding to me, you have posted 30 or 40 posts since arriving in "Hawaii". Man, it is no wonder you are ill. You need a break. Take one, get better. You can bash me later. I'll hang around and wait for you. I certianly do not want to hit a guy when he's down. And I really care about my fellow human, so, take a break.

To: Tim Luke who wrote (64192)	10/5/1999 1:33:00 PM
From: Stormin Norman	Respond to of 90042

Tim, Sorry to hear your news. Hope you get well very soon. N.

To: Tim Luke who wrote (64192)	10/5/1999 4:08:00 PM
From: D.Austin	Respond to of 90042

my gawd Tim I do hope you are not in serious danger..... I just stopped in for a peek during lunch and need to wish you the best.See what happens when you're in the spot light. jas ivan and whom ever else are the watch dogs of the famous,camera clickers for nat'l inquirer so to speak. you take care God bless you d.a.

To: Tim Luke who wrote (64192)	10/5/1999 4:22:00 PM
From: kathyh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90042

hey there... nice finish for cs today... + 1 1/4... mf + 20.9 million... 4.12 mil shares traded... sape news... Tuesday October 5, 11:58 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Sapient Teams With iWon.com to Create New Destination Portal With the Ultimate Customer Loyalty Program Innovative, Real-Time Entry Tracker Takes 'Stickiness' to a New Level CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 1999--Sapient Corporation (NASDAQ:SAPE - news), an innovative e-services consultancy, today announced it has teamed with iWon.com to launch a new Internet portal that combines world-class search, content and functionality with the Internet's largest guaranteed cash giveaway. Sapient provided an integrated program of digital business strategy, brand identity, technical expertise, usability research and program management to develop the unique portal in just four-and-a-half months. By simply using the site to search the Web, check email, go shopping, check the news or perform other regular portal activities, iWon.com users earn entries with practically every click. iWon.com will give away, to its users, $10,000 every day, $1 million every month and $10 million on Tax Day (April 17, 2000). Entries accumulated by users are displayed and updated on a real-time basis through an innovative and patent-pending entry tracking system, developed in collaboration with Sapient, which appears at the top of each page. The large cash giveaways, coupled with this entry tracking system, are the ultimate in consumer loyalty programs slated to redefine ''stickiness.'' Participation is free. ''We knew our site's success depended on our being the first to market with this compelling combination,'' said Jonas Steinman, Co-CEO of iWon.com. ''We chose Sapient to help develop and brand iWon.com based on its track record for delivering exceptional strategy, creative and technical expertise with unrivalled speed to market. Plus, the team's ability to identify and work with over 45 content and technology partners was critical.'' ''Sapient is proud to have worked with iWon.com to develop this unique Internet site,'' said Jerry A. Greenberg, Co-Chairman and Co-CEO of Sapient. ''By developing this exceptional digital business model that combines the resources of a portal with the incentive of daily cash giveaways, iWon.com has the opportunity to attract an extremely loyal group of users.'' iWon.com was designed to appeal to mainstream America. With this in mind, Sapient helped design and develop a site that includes simple and intuitive navigation, and the scalability to handle loyal, repeat users. About iWon.com iWon.com, based in Irvington, NY, is a CBS-backed destination Internet portal combining world-class search, content and functionality with the Internet's largest guaranteed cash giveaway. Located at www.iwon.com, iWon.com is giving away, to its users, $10,000 every day, $1 million every month and $10 million on Tax Day (April 17, 2000). Users collect entries into the Daily, Monthly and Tax Day giveaways for practically everything they do on the site - from searching the Web and reading the news to checking their emails and tracking their stocks. The more you use iWon.com, the more entries you collect and the greater your chances of winning. Participation is free. About Sapient Sapient Corporation is an innovative e-services consultancy. Through the delivery of integrated services, from digital business strategy and experience-based research through user-centered design and technology implementation, Sapient helps emerging and evolving businesses transform themselves into e-businesses. Founded in 1991, Sapient has experienced strong and consistent revenue growth in each of the last eight years. The company currently has over 1,800 employees in offices in Cambridge, Mass., the company's headquarters, as well as London, Sydney, Milan, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles and Washington, DC. More information on Sapient can be found at www.sapient.com. Sapient is a registered trademark of Sapient Corporation. All other product, service and company names are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: Sapient Corporation Mary Cocoma, (415) 659-4449 mcocoma@sapient.com or iWon.com Jon Brod, (914) 591-2000 x129 Jbrod@staff.iwon.com or FitzGerald Communications Greg Fraser, (415) 677-0223 gfraser@fitzgerald.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More Quotes and News: Sapient Corp (NasdaqNM:SAPE - news) Related News Categories: computers, internet, networking, telecom

To: Tim Luke who wrote (64192)	10/5/1999 4:23:00 PM
From: kathyh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90042

another take on the sape news... CBS invests in million-dollar gimmick By Bloomberg News Special to CNET News.com October 5, 1999, 1:15 p.m. PT update NEW YORK--CBS, owner of the top-rated U.S. television network, said it bought a majority stake in iWon.com, an Internet search directory that will try to attract users by giving away millions of dollars. Closely held iWon, known until today as CTC Bulldog, will get about $70 million in advertising from CBS in exchange for a majority ownership stake. CBS chief executive Mel Karmazin will be a director of iWon, and Neil Austrian, president of the National Football League, will be nonexecutive chairman. He will retain his posts at the NFL. Through iWon, whose smallest prize will be a $10,000-a-day giveaway, CBS hopes to tempt people onto its online sites, such as CBS.com, which will be part of the new service. iWon, which also will give away a guaranteed $1 million a month and $10 million once a year, is trying to stand out among a raft of Internet portals that perform the same basic services. "If you get up on the roof and start throwing dollar bills off the roof, you are going to get noticed," said Bill Daugherty, cofounder and co-CEO of iWon. "There's never been a large-scale cash sweepstakes that has failed to generate a considerable response." Irvington, New York-based Quote Snapshot CBS 47.56 -0.19 Enter symbol: · Symbol Lookup More from CNET Investor Quotes delayed 20+ minutes iWon will offer email, search services, and online shopping, as well as content from Web sites owned or partly owned by CBS, including CBS.com, MarketWatch.com, SportsLine USA, and Hollywood.com. Jonas Steinman is a cofounder and co-CEO along with Daugherty. They took the idea to Karmazin and CBS chief financial officer Fred Reynolds, who also will be an iWon director, in March. The two sides agreed to become partners in April. New York-based CBS plans to make iWon a separately traded company in the first half of 2000, people familiar with the companies' plans said. For more than a year, Karmazin has been buying stakes in start-up Web sites in exchange for promotion on CBS's TV, radio, and billboard properties and use of the CBS name. He's said that CBS plans to house the sites, and possibly its radio stations, in a separate company. CBS's portal play? iWon, if successful, could become CBS's main Internet portal and a rival to Walt Disney's Go Network, the Web search directory that Disney, owner of the ABC TV network, formed in January with Infoseek. General Electric's NBC Internet, the NBC TV network's new online business, is set to begin trading publicly next month. Other partners of iWon include Inktomi, which makes software for searching the Internet, and Sapient, which helped design and develop iWon. Weather.com, Travelocity.com, and Mail.com also are partners. Other content providers include Autoweb.com, Apartments.com, and HealthScout.com. iWon said it is especially enthusiastic about the site's prospects, given ABC's surprise summer television hit Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? That show "is a case in point" and speaks to the "inherent appeal" of sweepstakes, Daugherty said. CBS also hopes to attract iWon viewers to its network by announcing the monthly $1 million and yearly $10 million prizes during network prime time. Under federal law, sweepstakes must have starting and ending dates. CBS said it will end the first run of the contest on April 17, when it will give away the $10 million. iWon then plans to begin the giveaways again. CBS said there are no plans to include any of Viacom's online sites in iWon. Last month, CBS agreed to be bought by Viacom, owner of the Paramount film studio and MTV and Nickelodeon cable channels, for about $37 billion. The vast Internet sites of both companies have investors and analysts wondering how the companies will end up combining their online businesses. "Over time, CBS and Viacom both need to find a way to bring their Web sites together," said Tom Wolzien, analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein. "A portal could ultimately be the most useful" solution. Copyright 1999, Bloomberg L.P. All Rights Reserved. Related news stories • CBS brings MarketWatch to television September 13, 1999 • CBS, AOL bring prime time online September 20, 1999 • CBS, Viacom in blockbuster merger September 7, 1999 FREE Newsletter sample >